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A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

A crack flared at the base provides a pathway completely through a sandstone ridge near Moab.

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.

The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

Crisp mountain water cascades over volcanic rocks at these secluded falls outside Pagosa Springs.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

Colorado’s most beloved glacier is an imposter.

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.